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2016 greatest hits album by Prince
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AllMusic
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4Ever , also known as Prince 4Ever , is a
greatest hits album by American recording artist
Prince , released on November 22, 2016, by
NPG Records and
Warner Bros. Records .
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[5] It is the first Prince release following the musician's
death on April 21, 2016.
The two-disc set features 40 songs from Prince's tenure with
Warner Bros. Records and features recordings from all of his albums between 1978's
For You and 1993's
The Hits/The B-Sides . It is the first Prince collection to include his number-one hit single "
Batdance " from
the soundtrack album to the 1989 film
Batman .
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4Ever features the first official release of the song "
Moonbeam Levels ", which had previously circulated on bootlegs of
Prince's unreleased material in a low-quality form.
[7] The song had been recorded in 1982 during the sessions for
1999 and was subsequently considered for the unreleased 1988–89 album
Rave unto the Joy Fantastic .
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All tracks are written by Prince, except where indicated
Charts and certifications
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas.
Review: 4Ever
AllMusic . Retrieved 2019-03-22
^ Aswad, Jem (October 21, 2016).
"Prince Greatest-Hits Collection, '4Ever,' Due Nov. 22; 'Purple Rain' Deluxe Edition – With Unreleased Songs – Coming in 2017" . Billboard . Retrieved October 21, 2016 .
^ Deerwester, Jayme (October 21, 2016).
"Two new Prince albums coming; 'Prince4Ever' arrives Nov. 22" . USA Today . Retrieved October 21, 2016 .
^ Kreps, Daniel (October 21, 2016).
"Unreleased Prince Songs Prepped for Greatest Hits, 'Purple Rain' Reissue" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved October 21, 2016 .
^ Yoo, Noah (October 21, 2016).
"Prince Purple Rain Reissue, Greatest Hits Album Announced" . pitchfork.com . Retrieved October 21, 2016 .
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"Prince's Unreleased Songs To Feature In 2 New Albums" . International Business Times . October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016 .
^ Kreps, Daniel (October 21, 2016).
"Unreleased Prince Songs Prepped for Greatest Hits, 'Purple Rain' Reissue" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved October 21, 2016 .
^ Ahmed, Tufayel (October 21, 2016).
"Two new Prince albums are coming—including a 'Purple Rain' reissue" . Newsweek . Retrieved October 21, 2016 .
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"Australiancharts.com – Prince – 4Ever" . Hung Medien. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
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"Austriancharts.at – Prince – 4Ever" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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"Ultratop.be – Prince – 4Ever" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
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"Ultratop.be – Prince – 4Ever" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
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"Prince Chart History (Canadian Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved December 6, 2016.
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"Dutchcharts.nl – Prince – 4Ever" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
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"Lescharts.com – Prince – 4Ever" . Hung Medien. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
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"Offiziellecharts.de – Prince – 4Ever" (in German).
GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved December 6, 2016.
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"Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2017. 3. hét" (in Hungarian).
MAHASZ . Retrieved January 28, 2017.
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"Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved July 29, 2022.
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"Italiancharts.com – Prince – 4Ever" . Hung Medien. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
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"NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart" .
Recorded Music NZ . December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016 .
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"Portuguesecharts.com – Prince – 4Ever" . Hung Medien. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
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"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved December 31, 2016.
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"Swisscharts.com – Prince – 4Ever" . Hung Medien. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
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"Official Albums Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved December 24, 2016.
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"Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved December 17, 2016.
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"Prince Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved February 23, 2017.
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"Prince Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved December 6, 2016.
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"Top 100 Albumes – Semana 33: del 9.8.2019 al 15.8.2019" (in Spanish).
Productores de Música de España . Retrieved August 21, 2019 .
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"Jaaroverzichten 2016" . Ultratop. Retrieved June 29, 2020 .
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"End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2016" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved December 31, 2016 .
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"Jaaroverzichten 2017" . Ultratop. Retrieved June 29, 2020 .
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"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2017" . Billboard . Retrieved June 29, 2020 .
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"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2017" . Billboard . Retrieved June 29, 2020 .
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"British album certifications – Prince – 4Ever" .
British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved May 5, 2017 .
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